Arms manufacturer cuts ties with Liam Neeson after Taken star slams lack of US gun control

A firearms company that provided guns in Liam Neeson’s Hollywood movie Taken 3 has severed ties with the franchise after the actor criticised the lack of US gun control when asked about the Paris terror attacks.

“There’s just too many f---ing guns out there. Especially in America. I think the population is like, 320 million? There’s over 300 million guns. Privately owned, in America,” the actor told Gulf News last week.

Shortly after, PARA USA announced they had cut ties with Neeson and the franchise and suggested other arms manufacturers to do the same.

On their Facebook page, the company said they regretted working with the movie.

“While the film is entertaining, comments made by its Irish-born star during press junkets reflect a cultural and factual ignorance that undermines support of American liberties,” the statement read.

The post was shared 4377 times with a slew of supportive comments.

The 62-year-old action star has not responded to the controversy, but said he did not believe violent action films glamourise gun use.

“It’s in the movies, you know? I think it can give people a great release from stresses in life and all the rest of it, you know what I mean? It doesn’t mean they’re all going to go out and go, ‘Yeah, let’s get a gun!’” he said.